During the Roaring 20’s, women gained a new role in society. Fashion, make-up and hairstyles all changed drastically during this time period. New jobs were created, and they became more independent.
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Vocabulary: Flapper: a young woman in the 20’s who flaunted unconventional dress & conduct. Fad: a temporary fashion, ecspecially in an enthusiastic group Vamp: A temptress
Clara Bow
By Sam M
Clara Bow was born in July of 1905 in Brooklyn. She lived in extreme poverty for most of her life. At the age of 16, she won a magazine’s beauty contest, and had a small film role in 1922. She attracted a lot of attention in Down to the Sea in Ships (1925). She was a symbol of a flapper, meaning she was a spirited and confident woman of the 20’s. She played a character in a movie called It in 1927, which resulted in her being called the It girl. She was also in The Plastic Age (1925), Mantrap and Dancing Mothers (both 1926), and Wings (1927). To see the many other movies Clara Bow was in, click here.
Part of what made her so famous was her sex appeal. She wore very revealing costumes. Her bold outfits usually helped her attract men in her movies. Unlike Theda Bera, another silent movie star, she wasn’t a typical vamp (temptress). Her movie career was cut short due to numerous scandals about her many love affairs. She struggled with physical and mental health problems. The last film she was in is from 1933. It is believed that she couldn’t make the transition from no sound to sound movies, so she retired. Finally, Bow settled down and married a cowboy movie star, Rex Bell. She died on September 27th, 1965. For a more in depth biography, click here.
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Clara Bow was a typical flapper, as shown in this photo. She had her hair short in a bob. She is also wearing a lot of makeup, something that wasn’t done in the past unless women were prostitutes. She has a lot of eye makeup, and it is below her eyes as well. She is also wearing lipstick, and what would have been considered a revealing outfit. She's a typical flapper; a woman in the 20’s who flaunted unconventional dress & conduct. Click hereto see more pictures of Bow.
“All the time the flapper is laughin’ and dancin’, there’s a feelin’ of tragedy underneath…” ~Clara Bow
"Bow, Clara." World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 8 Mar. 2011.
Swisher, Clarice. Women of the Roaring Twenties. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006. 41. Print.
Jobs
By Alex R.
Women in the roaring twenties started getting better jobs. When the 19TH Amendment was passed it basically gave women equal rights. Some of the jobs they started to get were jobs in the entertainment facility. The first jobs were jobs related to music. During the 1920’s the music they listened to was jazz so many women started playing and singing to jazz. Jazz was just the start. This gave women other opportunities such as making their own radio broadcast. Eventually women started staring in silent films. Some of the famous women entertainers were Greta Garbo, Louise Brookes, and Clara Bow. Another job for women was working in the makeup industry. Since makeup became a huge fad in the 1920’s many women also became sales clerks and sold makeup. These jobs don’t really require education but many other jobs do. Women started becoming nurses, doctors, teachers, and typist. For awhile women already had the jobs of being a nurse. To most people being a nurse was a very feminine job. 98% of all nurses were women. Being a typist mean you are good with grammar and punctuation and that part of writing. Being some of these jobs you had to have been educated. In the 1920’s, more and more women started getting their diplomas. The women that didn’t have degrees in high school or college did not get as great of jobs. Some of these women worked in factories or did domestic work. It’s kind of like now how if you don’t do great in school you’re not going to get very far. Many of these women also became switchboard operators. Many men did not like their wives working. They earned just over 8 dollars a week for working 55 hours. They only made 54%- 60% of what men made. For more information go to http://www.msad54.org/sahs/socialstudies/finely/1920s/1920hk/women.html
By Sarah B The roaring twenties was a time for different fashion, especially for women. Women made statements with their clothing. They wore short dresses, skirts, and crazy accessories. Fashion designers had more freedom when designing the new trends. They stepped away from corsets and bustier. They wore comfier and looser clothing that hung on their bodies. All the fabrics of the clothing were colorful. They experimented with textures and cloth for their wardrobe. Stockings of all different colors were usually seen on all the women. You saw even more of the stocking too because of the hemline change during this period. Some would roll up their stockings to the knee making it even more revealing. They would wear short sleeve and sometimes even sleeveless. They coordinated there outfits perfectly and loved to accessorize. Women would throw on big jewelry, floppy hats, interesting shoes and more. The women could buy glamorous clothing for cheap at stored like Sears. The celebrities could afford luxuries clothing with the best brand names. The vibrant outfits typically reflected the woman’s bold personality.
for more info click here Flappers took this trend to a whole new level. There dresses were even shorter and frillier. They accessorized with boas and chunky jewelry. They wanted to dazzle everyone with their bold apparel. The neckline went very low as well. The way they dressed would have been considered scandalous before but now the whole rebellious life was booing and these trends became the norm. A lot of people disagreed with these new fashions. The “fashion police” which was a group of politicians and preachers protested. They wanted laws to be formed that regulated things like hemline and neckline. In Virginia and Ohio bills were drafted to make the hemline to the floor. For even more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s_in_fashion
MLA (Modern Language Association) style: Roohan, James Edmund. "United States of America: History—1919–1945, Economic Boom, Depression, and War." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2011. Web. 9 Mar. 2011. The Roaring Twenties. San Diego: Greenhaven Press Inc., 2002. 128-131. Print.
1920's Hair and Makeup By Emily McG The look for women in the 1920’s was called comme le garcon, or, “like the boy”. New fads like short hair and lots of makeup came about and although most embraced it, some of the more traditional people were outraged by it. It was thought that “nice girls” kept their hair long, so when a girl cut her hair short it was almost like admitting she was no longer a virgin. Most people didn’t care though. As Hollywood makeup artists continued to make their stars look like this, the more the fad grew. Famous stars like Theda Bara and Clara Bow made the super-white skin, ruby-red lips, and heavily made-up eyes a must have for women. This was the ideal flapper look. Early mascara was made of a cake of wax that the women would melt themselves then apply it to their eelashes with a stick. For lipstick, the style was as red as you could get, which wasn’t that hard because that was the only color available. Eyebrows were as thin as could be and eye makeup was made of kohl and applied all the way around the eyes. For hair, the Bob was the latest style. This was a blunt cut worn halfway between the cheekbone and chin with bangs worn either straight across or swept to the side. The Shingle was another hairstyle, which cut the hair at the back of the neck in a V-shape, exposing the neck. In 1927, chemical inventions allowed women to perm their hair at hair salons.
MLA (Modern Language Association) style:
Atkin, Natalie. "beauty industry, emergence and growth of." Encyclopedia of American History: The Emergence of Modern America, 1900 to 1928. Revised Edition . (Volume VII). New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2011. Web. http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE52&NewItemID=True.
The New Woman
Introduction:
During the Roaring 20’s, women gained a new role in society. Fashion, make-up and hairstyles all changed drastically during this time period. New jobs were created, and they became more independent.Vocabulary:
Flapper: a young woman in the 20’s who flaunted unconventional dress & conduct.
Fad: a temporary fashion, ecspecially in an enthusiastic group
Vamp: A temptress
Clara Bow
By Sam M
Clara Bow was born in July of 1905 in Brooklyn. She lived in extreme poverty for most of her life. At the age of 16, she won a magazine’s beauty contest, and had a small film role in 1922. She attracted a lot of attention in Down to the Sea in Ships (1925). She was a symbol of a flapper, meaning she was a spirited and confident woman of the 20’s. She played a character in a movie called It in 1927, which resulted in her being called the It girl. She was also in The Plastic Age (1925), Mantrap and Dancing Mothers (both 1926), and Wings (1927). To see the many other movies Clara Bow was in, click here.
Part of what made her so famous was her sex appeal. She wore very revealing costumes. Her bold outfits usually helped her attract men in her movies. Unlike Theda Bera, another silent movie star, she wasn’t a typical vamp (temptress). Her movie career was cut short due to numerous scandals about her many love affairs. She struggled with physical and mental health problems. The last film she was in is from 1933. It is believed that she couldn’t make the transition from no sound to sound movies, so she retired. Finally, Bow settled down and married a cowboy movie star, Rex Bell. She died on September 27th, 1965. For a more in depth biography, click here.Clara Bow was a typical flapper, as shown in this photo. She had her hair short in a bob. She is also wearing a lot of makeup, something that wasn’t done in the past unless women were prostitutes. She has a lot of eye makeup, and it is below her eyes as well. She is also wearing lipstick, and what would have been considered a revealing outfit. She's a typical flapper; a woman in the 20’s who flaunted unconventional dress & conduct. Click hereto see more pictures of Bow.
“All the time the flapper is laughin’ and dancin’, there’s a feelin’ of tragedy underneath…” ~Clara Bow
"Bow, Clara." World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 8 Mar. 2011.
Swisher, Clarice. Women of the Roaring Twenties. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006. 41. Print.
Jobs
By Alex R.
Women in the roaring twenties started getting better jobs. When the 19TH Amendment was passed it basically gave women equal rights. Some of the jobs they started to get were jobs in the entertainment facility. The first jobs were jobs related to music. During the 1920’s the music they listened to was jazz so many women started playing and singing to jazz. Jazz was just the start. This gave women other opportunities such as making their own radio broadcast. Eventually women started staring in silent films. Some of the famous women entertainers were Greta Garbo, Louise Brookes, and Clara Bow. Another job for women was working in the makeup industry. Since makeup became a huge fad in the 1920’s many women also became sales clerks and sold makeup. These jobs don’t really require education but many other jobs do. Women started becoming nurses, doctors, teachers, and typist. For awhile women already had the jobs of being a nurse. To most people being a nurse was a very feminine job. 98% of all nurses were women. Being a typist mean you are good with grammar and punctuation and that part of writing. Being some of these jobs you had to have been educated. In the 1920’s, more and more women started getting their diplomas. The women that didn’t have degrees in high school or college did not get as great of jobs. Some of these women worked in factories or did domestic work. It’s kind of like now how if you don’t do great in school you’re not going to get very far. Many of these women also became switchboard operators. Many men did not like their wives working. They earned just over 8 dollars a week for working 55 hours. They only made 54%- 60% of what men made.For more information go to
http://www.msad54.org/sahs/socialstudies/finely/1920s/1920hk/women.html
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Fashions
By Sarah B
The roaring twenties was a time for different fashion, especially for women. Women made statements with their clothing. They wore short dresses, skirts, and crazy accessories. Fashion designers had more freedom when designing the new trends. They stepped away from corsets and bustier. They wore comfier and looser clothing that hung on their bodies. All the fabrics of the clothing were colorful. They experimented with textures and cloth for their wardrobe. Stockings of all different colors were usually seen on all the women. You saw even more of the stocking too because of the hemline change during this period. Some would roll up their stockings to the knee making it even more revealing. They would wear short sleeve and sometimes even sleeveless. They coordinated there outfits perfectly and loved to accessorize. Women would throw on big jewelry, floppy hats, interesting shoes and more. The women could buy glamorous clothing for cheap at stored like Sears. The celebrities could afford luxuries clothing with the best brand names. The vibrant outfits typically reflected the woman’s bold personality.
for more info click here
Flappers took this trend to a whole new level. There dresses were even shorter and frillier. They accessorized with boas and chunky jewelry. They wanted to dazzle everyone with their bold apparel. The neckline went very low as well. The way they dressed would have been considered scandalous before but now the whole rebellious life was booing and these trends became the norm. A lot of people disagreed with these new fashions. The “fashion police” which was a group of politicians and preachers protested. They wanted laws to be formed that regulated things like hemline and neckline. In Virginia and Ohio bills were drafted to make the hemline to the floor.
For even more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s_in_fashion
MLA (Modern Language Association) style:
Roohan, James Edmund. "United States of America: History—1919–1945, Economic Boom, Depression, and War." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2011. Web. 9 Mar. 2011.
The Roaring Twenties. San Diego: Greenhaven Press Inc., 2002. 128-131. Print.
"women in the 1920s." Web. 14 Mar 2011. <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wokHOQuGmc/TG815dbhOHI/AAAAAAAAAG4/k4ZOCVxf78o/s640/Women+in+the+1920s+-+Flat+Rock+Org.jpg>.
"flappers." Web. 14 Mar 2011. <http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/images/Flappers-do-the-Charleston2.jpg>.
1920's Hair and Makeup By Emily McG
Early mascara was made of a cake of wax that the women would melt themselves then apply it to their eelashes with a stick. For lipstick, the style was as red as you could get, which wasn’t that hard because that was the only color available. Eyebrows were as thin as could be and eye makeup was made of kohl and applied all the way around the eyes. For hair, the Bob was the latest style. This was a blunt cut worn halfway between the cheekbone and chin with bangs worn either straight across or swept to the side. The Shingle was another hairstyle, which cut the hair at the back of the neck in a V-shape, exposing the neck. In 1927, chemical inventions allowed women to perm their hair at hair salons.
MLA (Modern Language Association) style:
Atkin, Natalie. "beauty industry, emergence and growth of." Encyclopedia of American History: The Emergence of Modern America, 1900 to 1928. Revised Edition . (Volume VII). New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2011. Web. http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE52&NewItemID=True.
"Roaring 20s Fads and Trend in Makeup and Hair Styling." Free Beauty Tips. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar 2011. <http://www.freebeautytips.org/1920s-hair-makeup.html#>.